The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-22

of local insurance company, Mason from |
the crown of his feet to the heel of his head
Ohis name is not Washburn) and in his |
own estimation a phenomenal fisherman. |
Charity suppresseth his name. He went to
Camp Watson with T. L. Wood G. NJ. Ben
nett and j. II. Senter, last week Monday. |
and came home Saturday minus consider
able nasal cuticle and with an excellent |
prospect of being minus good deal more. |
Some unfeeling acquaintances are so devoid
of sympathy as to be guilty of suggesting
that rum did it," but even If he had ever
been known to be on friendly terms with the
" stuff " and proof could be furnished to show
that it had ever been seen in the possession OF
anybody on fishing excursion we should
still have grave doubts as to whether there
was any in existence powerful enough TO
make mans nose look so terribly in so
short a time. No; he is man of truth and
COrdcuy, and no reasonable person VIII
question his assertion that the " sun did it."
THE exercises of commencement week at
the Vermont Methodist Seminary closed
last Thursday forenoon. Friends of the
school were present from various parts of
the state and many from more remote
points The prze-speaking Wednesday
evening was largely attended, and prizes
were awarded as follows First prize, for
best recitation, to Rosa NJ. Cooper of Spring
Uelu; nrSJ prize, LOT DtSI ueCldmdIlOn, 10
Fred b. Kellogg, Canaan, n. H.; for second
best recitation, to Jessie NJ. Sabn of Mont
peler for second best defamation, to Dell
p. Dwinell of East Calais. Ten persons con-
tested for these prizes. Ellen NJ. Pease was
the valedictorian of the graduating class,
and to her was also given the prize for eX-
cellence in English literature. e. f. Palmer,
Jr, of Waterbury delivered the Latin salu-
tatory. Other prizes were thus disposed Of
Scholarship, to George II. Bickford of Bar
ton Virgil, to Mr.. Bickford; mathematics
| to Roscoe a. Grant of Montpeler Latin
prose excellence in Latin of first year., to
| Lois S. Hillery of Montpelier and Susie L.
| Starr of Mechanicsville; special prize for
the best oration, to II. f. Wheeler of Berk-
shire The graduates were sixteen in num-
ber-two from the collegiate course, three
from the college preparatory course, one
from the Latin scientific and college pre-
paratory course, nine from the modern
course and one from the art course.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY, twenty-six; Mont
peliers, seven. Such was the somewhat one
sided score of Saturdays baseball game at
Montpelier, and it came about through the
superior playing of the visitors at every
point. They are in practice, they play to-
gether, and every man can "play ball. F"
The home team has some first-rate players,
but real solid practice is something of which
they know little, and their lack in this re-
spect and the presence in the team of some
who, to say the least, will never become
professionals" makes it impossible for
them to do the best of that united work
which is so essential to success in base ball
as well as other contests. The game was
too replete with errors on the part of Mont
pelier to make an extended report of inter
est to Montpelier readers. They may, how
ever, derive some satisfaction from the an
nouncement that the score made by the
local elm the larppst maIa AGAINST the
Norwich University team this season except
by the professional nine at st. Albans. But
it ought to have been larger and the oppos-
ing score should have been several times
smaller. The members of the Norwich
team were gentlemanly and it was the very
general, if not entirely, unanimous verdict
that the umpire, Mr.. Weeks of the new
Burlington team, knew his business and did
it well, in spite of the disgusting ieers of
some in the audience who had better have
remained at home. - The return game
played at Northfield yesterday afternoon
was also won by the University nine by a
score of eleven to nine n number of peo
pie from this place witnessed the game.
CONSIDERING the highly unpropitious
weather of Thursday last and the very un
favorable condition of the roads, the annual
meet of the Vermont division of the League
of American Wheemen, held here last
|
forty members being present. The business
meeting was held in the Pavilion parlors al
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and among
the important measures there transacted
was the adoption of resolution, introduced
by H. c. Webster of Montpelier, expressing
it as the sense of the division that the con
vict labor of the state could better be EN-
; ployed to improve the condition of public
highways and binding the members tC
use every possible effort to secure the
passage by the next legislature of al
act providing that convict labor be il
future so utilized. A committee was ap
( pointed to prepare and cause to be pub
} lished a state road-book and money was
+ appropriated for the purpose. The Bicycle
published at West Randolph, was made the
organ of the division, and f. f. Dubois o
| West Randolph, whose report for the pas
year showed the league to be in sound
financial condition, was reelected secretary
and treasurer State street was too muddy
g for the contests announced to occur in the
afternoon, and they We're seen on Berlin
street instead. The three-mle race, for the
championship of Vermont, was won by 5
9 w. Kirkland of Brattleboro, closely fol
{ lowed by G. c. Fletcher of St. Johnsbury
| Fred Nj. Scott of Barre was third in thi
: race and was leading the one-mile movie,
8 race by several rods, when he was thrown
0 from his wheel and his wrist was thereby dis
located. The race was won by Wilbur Low,
= of Montpelier, with f. f. Dubois second
a The one-mile race, for the championship
s of Vermont, was won by G. G. Fletcher
{ A. ID. Gould of Bellows Falls second. III
e b. Chapman of Woodstock won the hill
( climbing contest and G.. III. Frost of st
5 Johnsbury took the second prize. The con
e tests were witnessed by large number, anC
d If the management had made due announce
# ment of the hour and place of struggl
many more would have been present. A
the close of the contests there was parad,
- OF the wheelmen upon the principal streets
7. thirty wheels being in line. The day ter
l. minated in banquet at the Pavilion.
j. BLANCHARD OPERA-HoUsE was packed ol
t Friday evening last, the occasion of tn
Q graduating exercises of the class of 'S7 @
= Washington County Grammar School. Tn
s. stage was beautifully decorated with plant
s and ferns, and the presence of the prudenta
y committee of the school gave the scene al
q desirable dignity. C. III. Heath, ESD, pre-
q sided, and the conduct of the exercises
= which usually devolves upon the principal
Is was assumed by him in order to reliev
d Principal DeBoer, who was present, bu
just recovering from an attack of illness
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Wright an
n a chorus was sung by the school, under tn
q direction of Miss Mary A, Phinney, in
r. structor in the department of vocal music
- Maud Elizabeth Whitney was the saluta
= torian and the performance of the immediat
@ duties of that position was preceded by
s. carefully-prepared essay on " lndustria
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